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the u.s. government in places like dubai or beirut where they corroborated and met each other and strategically went about pursuing the goals of opposing their governments. >> surely they find strength from one another by finding one another on facebook and on twitter and they knew that their message was getting out to a public. surely that encouraged them. was perhaps social media not something of a tipping point when it came to egypt and because there are so many more people using social media than there were in 2009 in iran. >> well, again, i don't think that we have to focus on the social media as the primary force. the same number of people in egypt using facebook two years ago. the first wave of protests in egypt started in 2008 when they had huge labor strikes in the country. and they already have hundreds of thousands of people who are using facebook. they didn't ignite political change because the political circumstances were not there. it was tunisia that was the tipping point for eg
the u.s. government in places like dubai or beirut where they corroborated and met each other and strategically went about pursuing the goals of opposing their governments. >> surely they find strength from one another by finding one another on facebook and on twitter and they knew that their message was getting out to a public. surely that encouraged them. was perhaps social media not something of a tipping point when it came to egypt and because there are so many more people using...
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a u.s. oil giant and tribal communities in a small country in a legal death grip for almost two decades is considered to be one of the largest environmental disasters in the world on record the defendant chevron the accuser am a victim of pollution south american ecuador country tinier and the u.s. state of nevada local tribes in these amazon forests are battling for compensation for damage caused by texaco a company scooped up by chevron billions of gallons of toxic waste dump onto ecuador soil and waters causing over fourteen hundred people have got cancer and thousands more have that of other illnesses this year and ecuadorian court ruled that chevron must pay nine and a half billion dollars in damages though it's certainly a large amount of money you would be this is actually something that could certainly be absorbed by chevron just is b.p. has been able to absorb the twenty billion or more. practically destroying the gulf of mexico but absorbing is what one new york judge chose not to
a u.s. oil giant and tribal communities in a small country in a legal death grip for almost two decades is considered to be one of the largest environmental disasters in the world on record the defendant chevron the accuser am a victim of pollution south american ecuador country tinier and the u.s. state of nevada local tribes in these amazon forests are battling for compensation for damage caused by texaco a company scooped up by chevron billions of gallons of toxic waste dump onto ecuador...
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all right so here's what we know the u.s. sixth fleet has been repossessed and ships in the mediterranean and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton stated that quote nothing is off the table and as we just saw british prime minister david cameron have echoed the sentiments so the u.s. and britain considering i think it's fair to say yet another invasion and if they do who will join how not the u.n. while china and russia for starters don't seem to be interested and want to know nato well probably not since turkey's prime minister has called the idea nonsense and absurd so could this yet be another instance of going in alone our to contributor an investigative journalist wayne madsen joins me to discuss when is history repeating itself here well in some people's minds i think it is because one thing we have to remember about moammar gadhafi he became the leader of libya in one thousand nine hundred thirty nine let's put that in perspective richard nixon was president of state's plane and brezhnev was the general secretary of
all right so here's what we know the u.s. sixth fleet has been repossessed and ships in the mediterranean and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton stated that quote nothing is off the table and as we just saw british prime minister david cameron have echoed the sentiments so the u.s. and britain considering i think it's fair to say yet another invasion and if they do who will join how not the u.n. while china and russia for starters don't seem to be interested and want to know nato well...
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military aircraft being shot down and u.s. soldiers being put at risk so it's a serious undertaking that's why the obama obama administration is really considering its options and taking its time so this is this would be putting lives at risk when he said this is a military operation often what we keep hearing right now too is that we don't want this to become iraq or afghanistan or a repeat of i. one but do we have any. any confidence that if we were to intervene but it works it was always the risk of mission creep that once you begin a military operation that new circumstances arise that then call for a little bit more a little bit more that we've been seeing that a lot with many of our other conflicts like iraq and afghanistan seems like that's a bit of a half.
military aircraft being shot down and u.s. soldiers being put at risk so it's a serious undertaking that's why the obama obama administration is really considering its options and taking its time so this is this would be putting lives at risk when he said this is a military operation often what we keep hearing right now too is that we don't want this to become iraq or afghanistan or a repeat of i. one but do we have any. any confidence that if we were to intervene but it works it was always the...
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to discuss the state of democracy in the u.s. i'm joined by steve lesser in new york he's a columnist for democrats for progress dot com also in new york we have niles standage a journalist and author of redemption song an irish reporter inside the obama campaign and in washington we cross to fordham o'connell he's chairman of civic form pac and another member of our cross talk team you know and a hunger for a gentleman all three of you have been on cross talk before so you know how it works for and i want to go to you and talk a little bit about collective bargaining in the united states from ocracy are the founding fathers a little worried right now as they see what's coming out of ohio and out of wisconsin. the current unrest the united states isn't about the merits of democracy democracy is alive alive and well it's really about sort of spending and fiscal responsibility as relates to government this may be the issue of the decade in the united states to be perfectly honest with you democrats love to blame folks like george w
to discuss the state of democracy in the u.s. i'm joined by steve lesser in new york he's a columnist for democrats for progress dot com also in new york we have niles standage a journalist and author of redemption song an irish reporter inside the obama campaign and in washington we cross to fordham o'connell he's chairman of civic form pac and another member of our cross talk team you know and a hunger for a gentleman all three of you have been on cross talk before so you know how it works...
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u.s. and with the west rather weakly i mean for example. he dissolved the warsaw pact but didn't really get anything in return for it he loved the g.d.r. to join nato without getting any written commitments in return that nato would not expand further east would see understood that nato had made a promise but there was actually no very definite promise on the other hand i think obviously the main fault for the for the the kind of renewal of the cold war really does lie with the west because we didn't respond strongly enough to gorbachev needs and then indeed to yeltsin's needs in the early years of post soviet russia we needed to do i think much more to help them economically for example by creating a stabilization fund to provide against the inflation of the ruble which was catastrophic in the early years after the fall of the soviet union so we made a number of very serious mistakes i think of which i've made some mistakes but they're far of overshadowed by ours that if i go to you is th
u.s. and with the west rather weakly i mean for example. he dissolved the warsaw pact but didn't really get anything in return for it he loved the g.d.r. to join nato without getting any written commitments in return that nato would not expand further east would see understood that nato had made a promise but there was actually no very definite promise on the other hand i think obviously the main fault for the for the the kind of renewal of the cold war really does lie with the west because we...
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the u.s. has you know a few decades ago invested in things that they didn't understand that they didn't know where they were going to go. so when you talk about that sort of the change in the attitude both public attitude investors and in political leaders and leaders who no matter what are not going to see you know the benefits reaped by these programs in their terms but they still went for it before also i want you to talk about. sort of why you know here we're in washington as you know and so i want you to talk about why you know or oil you i mean you talk about oil gas and coal so much being invested in these elements and not sort of the more i know and and how that could be really detrimental to the future. they may be surprised how i look at this obviously there's an enormous infrastructure in thoughtful fuels and i believe that we're going to have to phase fossil fuels out within the next fifty years and that's the president's position as well if we're going to reduce c o two emissions
the u.s. has you know a few decades ago invested in things that they didn't understand that they didn't know where they were going to go. so when you talk about that sort of the change in the attitude both public attitude investors and in political leaders and leaders who no matter what are not going to see you know the benefits reaped by these programs in their terms but they still went for it before also i want you to talk about. sort of why you know here we're in washington as you know and...
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plans to look into and forcing a no fly zone over the north african country meantime the u.s. is flexing its international muscle moving its warships closer to libya via the series can now russia together with a growing number of international governments publicly opposed the use of external military force parties lorimer reports on what an intervention from abroad could mean for libya.
plans to look into and forcing a no fly zone over the north african country meantime the u.s. is flexing its international muscle moving its warships closer to libya via the series can now russia together with a growing number of international governments publicly opposed the use of external military force parties lorimer reports on what an intervention from abroad could mean for libya.
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channel challenges the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing the global war on mines to rivals like zero and see while breastfeeding is one of our viewers and today as america's media corporations are not up to the job. the only the first and only president of the soviet union celebrates his aides with a bad day when history of the mine associated with the fold of the money involved and his democratic reforms but critics say they've drawn destruction to the effects of which they claim are still being felt in today's russia. and coming up next the history of the. face of terrorism in the twentieth century. homemade explosives slipped across the atlantic into the hands of the ira. the world's first full scale car bomb war was now ready to begin. and the material to make the bombs was lying around in every farmer's barn in ireland. sean o'casey lohan was a senior ira bomb maker at the time my.
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and u.s. could intervene in libya do you think are we seeing echoes of iraq here i think it's very different than iraq i think iraq was a moment when the united states in the name of democracy formed democracy by bringing democracy at the tip of a bayonet or with bombs and i think we're seeing the ripple effects of iraq in the region. i'm opposed to u.s. intervention i wish the united nations had more capacity to end violence and bloodshed in countries like libya but i think for the u.s. to intervene. would be gained because the countries in the region themselves it seems to me as we saw in egypt people in those countries need to take control of their own destiny and i have not followed libyan politics carefully but i think we're at a tipping point in a country where the forces arrayed against gadhafi will in the next sure yeah i do think so you're seeing that so for the u.s. to intervene we create a backlash in the region that could harm the possibility of future democracy in a very unstable
and u.s. could intervene in libya do you think are we seeing echoes of iraq here i think it's very different than iraq i think iraq was a moment when the united states in the name of democracy formed democracy by bringing democracy at the tip of a bayonet or with bombs and i think we're seeing the ripple effects of iraq in the region. i'm opposed to u.s. intervention i wish the united nations had more capacity to end violence and bloodshed in countries like libya but i think for the u.s. to...
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channel challenge to our federal state hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing the global being brought some minds to rivals like al jazeera and all see while we're dealing issues and one of our fields and the war is america's media corporations are not up to the job. in the first and only president of the soviet union celebrates his eightieth birthday we'll go over. to history as the man associated with the fall of the belated wall out of his democratic reforms but critics say he brought the structure into effect so which they claim still being felt in today's russia. because the headlines coming out the history of the cold all the the face of terrorism in the twentieth century. homemade explosives slipped across the atlantic into the hands of the ira. the world's first full scale car bomb or was now ready to begin. and the material to make the bombs was lying around in every farmer's barn in ireland. china callaghan was a senior ira bomb maker at the time my understanding is the ira was running up explosives.
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the unfolding of fukushima disaster could severely damage the image and the bank accounts of the u.s. who designed the station india is already rethinking its business dealings with the company general electric plus in other news. as more marco that he continues to regain control of libya from the opposition russia pushes for a cease fire resolution in the security council after the. crowd got to grips on that front on. it with r.t. live from moscow where it's now just after seven pm well japan is struggling to regain control of the overheated reactors at the tsunami damaged fukushima nuclear plant after a series of blasts on fire as forcing engineers and both in and managing the crisis has reportedly sustained injuries including radiation exposure now military helicopters drop. sea water was a stricken reactors trying to avert a nuclear meltdown the water used five a fire engines loaded with thirty tons of water three out of a six reactors are reported to be in a critical condition radiation levels have risen in the thirty kilometer zone surrounding the station experts say the area i
the unfolding of fukushima disaster could severely damage the image and the bank accounts of the u.s. who designed the station india is already rethinking its business dealings with the company general electric plus in other news. as more marco that he continues to regain control of libya from the opposition russia pushes for a cease fire resolution in the security council after the. crowd got to grips on that front on. it with r.t. live from moscow where it's now just after seven pm well japan...
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i'm opposed to u.s. intervention i wish the united nations had more capacity to end violence and bloodshed in countries like libya but i think for the u.s. to intervene would be dangerous because the countries in the region themselves it seems to me as we saw in egypt people in those countries need to take control of their own destiny and i have not followed libyan politics carefully but i think we're at a tipping point in the country where the forces arrayed against gadhafi will oust him in the next for sure but yeah i do think so you're seeing that so for the u.s. to intervene or create a backlash in the region that could harm the possibility of future democracy in that very unstable and important region be older than i it was someone very limited street it was. so many countries around or. very were or were creamery a point of american intervention. to discredit you know heard of the attorney general. it appears the pirate was overthrown with the backing of the united states in the force and for a dom
i'm opposed to u.s. intervention i wish the united nations had more capacity to end violence and bloodshed in countries like libya but i think for the u.s. to intervene would be dangerous because the countries in the region themselves it seems to me as we saw in egypt people in those countries need to take control of their own destiny and i have not followed libyan politics carefully but i think we're at a tipping point in the country where the forces arrayed against gadhafi will oust him in...
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next to fight for the rights of u.s. workers as peter all about his cross talk guess look here with the protests in wisconsin that are testing the cornerstone of the country's democracy cross talk coming your way next. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms of. the future coverage. can't. stand. alone and welcome the prosecution carol about drawing battle lines over collective bargaining puts america's democracy credentials in the line of fire but is this move the red tape rolled back when attacks on the founding fathers. can. start. to discuss the state of democracy in the us i'm joined by steve lesser in new york he's a columnist for democrats for progress dot com also in new york we have niles stanage a journalist and author of redemption song an irish reporter inside the obama campaign and in washington we crossed a ford o'connell he's chairman of civic form pac and another member of our cross talking you know in the hunger all right gentlemen all three of you have been on cross talk be
next to fight for the rights of u.s. workers as peter all about his cross talk guess look here with the protests in wisconsin that are testing the cornerstone of the country's democracy cross talk coming your way next. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms of. the future coverage. can't. stand. alone and welcome the prosecution carol about drawing battle lines over collective bargaining puts america's democracy credentials in the line of fire but is this move the...
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as washington seeks to shake up its foreign policy members of congress question the u.s. government's ability to back the right candidates in north africa and the middle east. plus a bumpy revolutionary road as the last leg of the. eighty takes a look at the country transition and why some blame. for bringing destruction along with. you watching midnight moscow time my name is kevin zero in our top story tonight the opposition in libya claims to afford off an attack by colonel gadhafi forces in the eastern oil rich town of bragg reports say fourteen people though have been killed in the fighting meanwhile the u.n. has warned of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in border where thousands have been fleeing the violence in libya. with the latest. so far more than seventy five thousand people have fled here to tunis from neighboring libya the situation on the border is chaotic as border guards they struggle to keep calm now in his latest address to the libyan people need a moment of does he warned against american intervention in his country he said that should the united sta
as washington seeks to shake up its foreign policy members of congress question the u.s. government's ability to back the right candidates in north africa and the middle east. plus a bumpy revolutionary road as the last leg of the. eighty takes a look at the country transition and why some blame. for bringing destruction along with. you watching midnight moscow time my name is kevin zero in our top story tonight the opposition in libya claims to afford off an attack by colonel gadhafi forces in...
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head in disagreement after a short break we'll continue our discussion on democratic values in the u.s. a surprise stay with our g. q. this is nature and discover is buzy. a communicate with the wild unless. test yourself and become free to. see what nature can give you are not safe. for our hero. we hear it because of our passion alex that. god promised them this the land belongs to us. it. will if they are still going to be thinking. and all chosen people will not believe that god is real estate agent say look at this that is this for you guys a disguised as we'll. go to war no this is all right. this is my family. come for your. dad. took it to keep sister. welcome on your cross talk i'm sure a little tree mind you were discussing what is happening with america's democracy. ok i am stupid. but first let's see what russians think about their own country's democracy. read this covering bad news the push for democracy isn't full swing around the globe and then in that great middle east is no better evidence but in the us the strongest proponent of democratic values does it work and can
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head in disagreement after a short break we'll continue our discussion on democratic values in the u.s. so surprised they would argue. can you see. the. wealthy british style. stock. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max keiser the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser reports on r t. c. to. remind you we're discussing what is happening with america's democracy. but first let's see what russians think about their own country's democracy read this covering their use the push for democracy isn't full swing around the globe and then in that greater middle east is no better evidence but in the us the strongest proponent of democratic revenues does it work and can the more proceed be the same everywhere the public opinion agency live out of sun i asked russians what kind of democracy is preferable probably a country forty three percent see democracy in russia preserving the country's national traditions and specifics twenty three percent believe russia should follow the path of european and american forms f
head in disagreement after a short break we'll continue our discussion on democratic values in the u.s. so surprised they would argue. can you see. the. wealthy british style. stock. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max keiser the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser reports on r t. c. to. remind you we're discussing what is happening with america's democracy. but first let's see what russians think about...
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i'm opposed to u.s. intervention i wish the united nations had more capacity to end violence and bloodshed in countries like libya but i think for the u.s. to intervene. would be dangerous because the countries in the region themselves it seems to me as we saw in egypt people in those countries need to take control of their own destiny and i have not followed libyan politics carefully but i think we're at a tipping point in the country where the forces arrayed against gadhafi will alstead in the next. yeah i do think so you're seeing that so for the u.s. to intervene we create a backlash in the region that could harm the possibility of future democracy in that very unstable and important region being older than. it was for more longer of the united states or of any moment for me and so many countries in the north korea very rarely are that worked out for. kind of makes the point of american ritual. discredits you know heard of the trigger and it's being thrown because it appears the pirate was overthrown
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in the global community in the u.s. dollar what do you see happening there i noticed that the fellow who was queening. gold and silver dollars the other co i think was something like free money i don't remember the exact name of the company but he just got locked up for twenty five years a judge in the us accused him of being a terrorist so. people who think that they can somehow skirt the financial system. are wrong you know that they will. they will be dominated by the burnings of this world and others there isn't really a way out except made to ronnie and that's kind of what i try to explain to people this is reduce your needs for. any kind of interaction with with the official economy and we will do better let's talk about oil for a second what role it plays it's in a triple digits again the last time oil prices were this high the stock market plunged shortly thereafter how do you see oil prices factoring into this going forward to meet you all on the short term view is that there's a lot of volatility of the long t
in the global community in the u.s. dollar what do you see happening there i noticed that the fellow who was queening. gold and silver dollars the other co i think was something like free money i don't remember the exact name of the company but he just got locked up for twenty five years a judge in the us accused him of being a terrorist so. people who think that they can somehow skirt the financial system. are wrong you know that they will. they will be dominated by the burnings of this world...
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twenty four hours a day this is all to top stories now this hour president obama has reasserted the u.s. could resort to military action in libya if violence continues there are reports america has already asked the saudis to arm the rebels and you can france said to be drafting a u.n. resolution aimed at imposing a no fly zone. and the media reporting from libya as accused of blowing the unrest on the proportion to get headlines conflicting reports on who's in control of different cities and the number of casualties from the country suggests the truth is still hidden from view. the massive inflow of illegal immigrants from arab countries fuels anti muslim sentiments in the european states taking them in germany's new interior minister has become the latest prompted to enter the immigration debate he said his land does not belong in europe. but i'll be back with more news for us than thirty minutes from now i mean time the fight for the rights of american workers and crosstalk look at the protests in wisconsin which testing a cornerstone of the country's and marcy that's crossed from ne
twenty four hours a day this is all to top stories now this hour president obama has reasserted the u.s. could resort to military action in libya if violence continues there are reports america has already asked the saudis to arm the rebels and you can france said to be drafting a u.n. resolution aimed at imposing a no fly zone. and the media reporting from libya as accused of blowing the unrest on the proportion to get headlines conflicting reports on who's in control of different cities and...
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head in disagreement after a short break we'll continue our discussion on democratic values in the u.s. a surprise they would argue. that's in the book he needs. them and the media to radio him day in and simone number four the bars he goes is great to see some of the most dangerous. radiation that they exist in the nature. of the code in the vicinity of known differentiated so produce is so much of the genetic changes in the name and so leukemia. why didn't all of them damian since the flame. you don't have to have a college degree going to have to bring education to understand that if you spread radioactive materials all over somebody's backyard that you've got a problem. it's. a telemarketer broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. the for. the i hate to say. the it's a. welcome across time for a little tree mind you were discussing what is happening with america's democracy the same. system. but first let's see what russians think about their own country's democracy. reddest covering their use the push for democracy isn't full swing around the glob
head in disagreement after a short break we'll continue our discussion on democratic values in the u.s. a surprise they would argue. that's in the book he needs. them and the media to radio him day in and simone number four the bars he goes is great to see some of the most dangerous. radiation that they exist in the nature. of the code in the vicinity of known differentiated so produce is so much of the genetic changes in the name and so leukemia. why didn't all of them damian since the flame....
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when it comes to u.s. foreign policy this country's hands are not just full they're often tied secretary of state hillary clinton charged with the task of laying out the plan for the future generations of americans including my own have grown up successful and safe because we chose to lead the world and tackling the greatest challenges but now clear signs that the challenges and the times are changing a lot of people in this country have come to the conclusion that our policy overhaul has been inconsistent and sometimes we support the bad guys and the bad guys become our enemy. twenty eleven has been a major year with major shifts in prominence and power in northern africa and the middle east. and signs that us will influence maybe we need just days before the regime of egyptian president hosni mubarak fell both secretary clinton and cia director leon panetta called it stable until it was. prepared there are also in consistencies on the war in afghanistan in afghanistan integrated military and civilian sur
when it comes to u.s. foreign policy this country's hands are not just full they're often tied secretary of state hillary clinton charged with the task of laying out the plan for the future generations of americans including my own have grown up successful and safe because we chose to lead the world and tackling the greatest challenges but now clear signs that the challenges and the times are changing a lot of people in this country have come to the conclusion that our policy overhaul has been...
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capital in a new wave of violence in canada down in the opposition battle for control of the country the u.s. is removing its naval forces close is in libya triggering speculation of possible strides called a ukase was so you're not ruling out the use will. last beyond arrest in the middle east and north africa is shaking the walls of america's foreign policy is changing of course along with it its future direction that tops the agenda of the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton at a key meeting on capitol hill this week. on the soviet union's first on loss president celebrates his eightieth birthday. also consider the man who put pressure on the policy towards democracy president dead of his wish to be back in the water had the highest award in russia. gas discuss how the legacy of the father of russian democracy is seen both in russia and the sun. take it. slow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as he turns eighty mailed out of a child's legacy sees him loved abroad in loath to home as glasnost and perestroika become distant memories of we ask how will history judge the man who
capital in a new wave of violence in canada down in the opposition battle for control of the country the u.s. is removing its naval forces close is in libya triggering speculation of possible strides called a ukase was so you're not ruling out the use will. last beyond arrest in the middle east and north africa is shaking the walls of america's foreign policy is changing of course along with it its future direction that tops the agenda of the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton at a key...
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america's foreign policy is changing course along with it its future direction top of the agenda for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton at a key meeting on capitol hill this week. and the soviet union is first the last president celebrates his eightieth birthday gorbachev was considered the man who put russia on the path towards democracy. it's all next peter lavelle and his guests discuss how the legacy of the father of russian democracy is seen both in russia and on the other side of the atlantic that's coming up next. keep. following well in the cross talk i'm peter lavelle as he turns eighty neil got a bunch of salacious each season loved abroad in loath to home as glasnost and perestroika become distant memories we ask how will history judge the man who seemingly ended history. can. you discuss the legacy of the last soviet leader i'm joined by stephen cohen here in the studio he's a professor of russian studies and history at new york university and his latest book is the victims return survivors of the gulag after stalin in london we go to geoffrey hosking he's at emeritus pr
america's foreign policy is changing course along with it its future direction top of the agenda for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton at a key meeting on capitol hill this week. and the soviet union is first the last president celebrates his eightieth birthday gorbachev was considered the man who put russia on the path towards democracy. it's all next peter lavelle and his guests discuss how the legacy of the father of russian democracy is seen both in russia and on the other side of the...
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he says the u.s. plans to reduce its role. >> there is going to be a transition taking place in which we have a range of coalition partners. the europeans members of the arab league that will be participate in establishing no a fly zone. >> president obama will come home here to the u.s. following his stop in el salvador. >>> sarah palin on an international tour of asia in the middle east. she made a stop in israel. that is made by boosting her policy credentials. sarah palin insists her trip is a private trip. she has avoided the media and has not commented on the crisis in libya or what is happening in the unrest in the middle east. >>> there is an important weather warning for those heading to a popular vacation spot in lake county. the lake is expected to reach flood stage tomorrow and rise even higher by friday. heavy rain has pounded that area in the past few days. another three inches is expected by friday. >> wow. >>> time now 5:48. let's check in with sal and get you where you need to go. sal
he says the u.s. plans to reduce its role. >> there is going to be a transition taking place in which we have a range of coalition partners. the europeans members of the arab league that will be participate in establishing no a fly zone. >> president obama will come home here to the u.s. following his stop in el salvador. >>> sarah palin on an international tour of asia in the middle east. she made a stop in israel. that is made by boosting her policy credentials. sarah...
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the u.s., ichiro fujisaki. >> brown: special correspondent steve sapienza reports from bangladesh on the struggle to meet the basic needs of an exploding population. >> dahka is one of the world's fastest growing cities and one of the poorest. with 2,000 newcomers daily the struggle to find clean water in the slums often has life threatening consequences. >> ifill: and ray suarez examines what a merger between at&t and t-mobile would mean for consumers and the wireless industry. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy and improve schools. >> and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, launch child's programs. it's not just good business. >> i'm hopeful about my country's future. >> it's my country's future. >> you can't manufacture prid
the u.s., ichiro fujisaki. >> brown: special correspondent steve sapienza reports from bangladesh on the struggle to meet the basic needs of an exploding population. >> dahka is one of the world's fastest growing cities and one of the poorest. with 2,000 newcomers daily the struggle to find clean water in the slums often has life threatening consequences. >> ifill: and ray suarez examines what a merger between at&t and t-mobile would mean for consumers and the wireless...
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president barack obama said the u.s. will spare no effort in that investigation. in libya, clashes between rebels and pro-government forces continue. in looking at a rebel-held town. all the protesters say they still have the upper hand, libyan leader gave a long speech on state tv warning of another vietnam if the rebels don't give up. he also warned his nation of letting any western's interfere. the surface down and a videotape, paris prosecutors have now ordered him to stand trial for what they call racial insults. the 50 year-old to work for christian dior apologize for the remarks and his attorney said he's been the victim of a veritable lynching in the court of public opinion. >>pam: checking midweek traffic on the cool gate bridge. to the pavement is wet and the fog is rolling and terry had traffic on the right a bit sluggish, on the left side no problems at all. we will be back which one is the head. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billio
president barack obama said the u.s. will spare no effort in that investigation. in libya, clashes between rebels and pro-government forces continue. in looking at a rebel-held town. all the protesters say they still have the upper hand, libyan leader gave a long speech on state tv warning of another vietnam if the rebels don't give up. he also warned his nation of letting any western's interfere. the surface down and a videotape, paris prosecutors have now ordered him to stand trial for what...
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. >> and president obama says he's confident the u.s. will be able to transfer control in libya to an international coalition. nato is sorting out a political agreement to lead the mission. president obama made comments hours after an american air force jelt crashed into rebel-held territory in eastern liba. both crew members ejected safely brit struck the ground. the pentagon blames mechanical failure, forces continue to bomb military targets and enforce a no-fly zone. and the fourth night in a row, later muammar gaddafi denounced the bombing and vowed his forces will quote, beat them. >> and secretary of state hillary clinton talk was diane sawyer in the first interview since military intervention began in liba. you can watch it right after this newscast at 5:30 and later tonight on night line. >> and coming up, michael finney looks at positions of america's health care reform about to go into affect in the second year. >> and where bay area drivers were nailed in a sting operation for failing to stop for pedestrian autos and steve job
. >> and president obama says he's confident the u.s. will be able to transfer control in libya to an international coalition. nato is sorting out a political agreement to lead the mission. president obama made comments hours after an american air force jelt crashed into rebel-held territory in eastern liba. both crew members ejected safely brit struck the ground. the pentagon blames mechanical failure, forces continue to bomb military targets and enforce a no-fly zone. and the fourth...
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the u.s. is committed to beginning a troop with drawl in july. gates told u.s. troops today there would continue to be a reduced american military involvement in afghanistan even after combat operations end in 2014. >>> richmond police are increasing patrols after a rise in violence over the weekend. there were two murders in 24 hours between friday and saturday. an 18-year-old was shot and killed while standing right outside his house. and a 27-year-old man was shot to death in a parked car. until this weekend there had only been one murder in the city this year. >> the violence needs to stop. we need to get something going on to stop people shooting people for nothing. >> despite the two shooting deaths this weekend. the homicide rate is much lower than it was last year at this time. >>> there has been a break in a three decade old cold case in the east bay. according to the contra costa county times evidence experts have matched dna to a male torso with a human head found a year later in the oakland hills. police artists have created reason doorings of what t
the u.s. is committed to beginning a troop with drawl in july. gates told u.s. troops today there would continue to be a reduced american military involvement in afghanistan even after combat operations end in 2014. >>> richmond police are increasing patrols after a rise in violence over the weekend. there were two murders in 24 hours between friday and saturday. an 18-year-old was shot and killed while standing right outside his house. and a 27-year-old man was shot to death in a...
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u.s. customs and border protection and eventually allowed to leave the airport without any problems. one person on board did have a medical issue, but that person was not taken to the hospital. most of the passengers we spoke to figured something was going on the airline wasn't telling them about. >> lack of communication i think that really disturbed most of us. said it was a medical problem and that was it. but it didn't make sense why we were sitting on the tarmac for hours. >> reporter: flight 104 arrives from the philippines around 7:40 last nightful the passengers were told they could not use facilities or cell phones. we spoke to one passenger on board who described to us in detail what happened last night. he may not look familiar, but you most likely have heard his voice if you've seen the rock band journey lately, that end of the story coming up. reporting live from sfo this morning, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, the bay area has barely had time to dry out. and a
u.s. customs and border protection and eventually allowed to leave the airport without any problems. one person on board did have a medical issue, but that person was not taken to the hospital. most of the passengers we spoke to figured something was going on the airline wasn't telling them about. >> lack of communication i think that really disturbed most of us. said it was a medical problem and that was it. but it didn't make sense why we were sitting on the tarmac for hours. >>...
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also on the table you see a pamphlet with the u.s. constitution, bill of rights declaration of independence, and the the tennessee constitution. this publication has men made available for dissemination by the political science department. very generous. i have been talking with them. our plan will be to add to our collection of the constitution and bill of rights of the republic of iraq as well. we think that will be a fitting addition to what i hope might be a continuation of a collection at the baker center of these organic documents that are essential to the self governance that we so value and tried to honor here at the baker center. so with that, i turn to my special privilege and that is to introduce his excellency ambassador samir al-sumaida'ie. he serves in washington d.c., as ambassador of the republic of iraq. he was born in baghdad. after finishing high school in 1960 he won a scholarship to study and the united kingdom where he graduated with a degree of in electrical engineering in 1965 and added a diploma in computing i
also on the table you see a pamphlet with the u.s. constitution, bill of rights declaration of independence, and the the tennessee constitution. this publication has men made available for dissemination by the political science department. very generous. i have been talking with them. our plan will be to add to our collection of the constitution and bill of rights of the republic of iraq as well. we think that will be a fitting addition to what i hope might be a continuation of a collection at...
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. >>> u.s. defense secretary robert gates say the pents gone will turn over control of the libyan mission. >> we expect to in days turn over the primary responsibility to others. we will continue to support the coalition. we will be a member of the coalition and have a military role in the coalition but not the preeminent role. >> it will be lead by the french or british or nato. president obama feels very strongly about limiting america's role in the operation against moammar gadhafi. the assaults that gab saturday have so far succeeded in scattering an isolated gadhafi's forces. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the crisis in japan. over night an evacuation order is in place at one of the nuclear reactor plants. the reactor could be overheating. over the weekend a sudden surge of pressure almost lead to the release of radio active gas in the atmosphere. >>> we are getting our first look at a miraculous rescue nine days after the earthquake and tsunami. we first tole you on mornings on two
. >>> u.s. defense secretary robert gates say the pents gone will turn over control of the libyan mission. >> we expect to in days turn over the primary responsibility to others. we will continue to support the coalition. we will be a member of the coalition and have a military role in the coalition but not the preeminent role. >> it will be lead by the french or british or nato. president obama feels very strongly about limiting america's role in the operation against...
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and says the u.s. stands by to help japan. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi also issued a statement calling on her constituents in san francisco to stay vigilant and heed all warnings. we'll stay on top of the response for you here in d.c. and have the latest on the morning news. pam and dave back to you. >>> we know that tsunami warnings covering the california coast. let's talk to biel tweedy. good morning, bill. are you there bill? caller: i'm here are you there? >> we're here. i know you are doing a lot of different things. that warning what does that mean for you and your team and you guys are used to dealing with stuff. what are you doing now? caller: as a precaution since we've never had a tsunami hit this area we are taking precautions to make sure the people are notified. we are advising people to in low lying areas to move to higher ground and watch the local news stations for an update on whatever will happen. we've also had recently the ferry service is no longer at this time going to send any ferries to sa
and says the u.s. stands by to help japan. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi also issued a statement calling on her constituents in san francisco to stay vigilant and heed all warnings. we'll stay on top of the response for you here in d.c. and have the latest on the morning news. pam and dave back to you. >>> we know that tsunami warnings covering the california coast. let's talk to biel tweedy. good morning, bill. are you there bill? caller: i'm here are you there? >>...
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there have been more than 15 fatal accidents in the western u.s. this year including a man who was killed while snowboarding off the trails this past weekend. >>> meteorologist mark tamayo is here. >> it keeps going and going. a few scattered showers now. we have some breaks out there to talk about and those are very important. right now you can see some activity daydreamed the northern half of the bay area. those darker shades of green correspond to some more moderate cells and we will hold on that possibility for tonight into tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy skies and showers out there tomorrow. another storm will be moving into the region late saturday and early sunday morning. overnight lows in the mid-40s to low 50s. fremont 49 and morgan hill at 47 degrees. this is the setup for tomorrow. a multislow-moving and and as a result they will usher in the clouds and some scattered showers that will be favoring the morning hours. into friday, high-pressure returns. partly sunny skies and temperatures warming up into the low to mid 60s. here is our fo
there have been more than 15 fatal accidents in the western u.s. this year including a man who was killed while snowboarding off the trails this past weekend. >>> meteorologist mark tamayo is here. >> it keeps going and going. a few scattered showers now. we have some breaks out there to talk about and those are very important. right now you can see some activity daydreamed the northern half of the bay area. those darker shades of green correspond to some more moderate cells and...
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he said the u.s. should stay involved in afghanistan after the plan 2014 end of combat operations. >>> obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence we have today. but i think we are willing to do that. my sense is they are interested in having us do that. we will be going through this negotiation over the next several months. >> reporter: gates is also meeting with afghan president on the trip. we will stay on top of it with you. and have the latest of secretary gate's message to the troops. >>> bay area gas prices continue to be among the highest in the country. this morning drivers are getting a little bit of a break. triple-a updated its averages. it shows prices have not gone up since yesterday. i'm looking at crude oil prices right now. they are trading up to almost $106 a barrel. in san francisco drivers are still paying $3.94 a gallon in oakland and san jose the average price remains at $3.90. the white house is considering an immediate response to the recent spike in gas prices. >> b
he said the u.s. should stay involved in afghanistan after the plan 2014 end of combat operations. >>> obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence we have today. but i think we are willing to do that. my sense is they are interested in having us do that. we will be going through this negotiation over the next several months. >> reporter: gates is also meeting with afghan president on the trip. we will stay on top of it with you. and have the latest of secretary gate's...
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u.s. rescue helicopter flew in to pick up the pilots, they began firing on those villagers. despite the incident, the villagers say they want the u.s. involvement to continue. >>> the price tag for the u.s. involvement is topping the $100 million mark. and debate over more funding is raging in washington. according to navy figures, the u.s. has spent $225 million already on tomahawk missiles to establish that no-fly zone in libya. and it will cost another $100 million a week to maintain the no-fly zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money. lawmakers on both sides say the country cannot afford it. >>> time now 5:17. the u.s. military now investigating the capture of illegal immigrants who were posing as u.s. marines. border patrol agents stopped this van on march 14th. it was near a san diego check point. inside they found 13 illegal immigrants. they were wearing military uniforms. and the van had a fake u.s. government license plate. among those arrested wer
u.s. rescue helicopter flew in to pick up the pilots, they began firing on those villagers. despite the incident, the villagers say they want the u.s. involvement to continue. >>> the price tag for the u.s. involvement is topping the $100 million mark. and debate over more funding is raging in washington. according to navy figures, the u.s. has spent $225 million already on tomahawk missiles to establish that no-fly zone in libya. and it will cost another $100 million a week to...